The potential sources of critical raw materials in Slovakia

Critical raw materials according to the fifth list of European Union from 2023, contain 34 raw materials [1]. This brief review will be focused on critical raw materials registered in Slovakia as reserved deposits or localities which show an economical potential. SGIDS has solved several projects aimed at verifying the potential of CRM in our territory. The solution resulted in the implementation of two technologically focused projects, to verify the source raw materials for the production of magnesium metal (dolomites, magnesites were tested) and silicon metal (vein quartz, quartzites were tested). The presence of a potential producer was one of the reasons for solving these projects. The suitability of the source raw materials was confirmed on several deposit objects of both types of source raw materials.